Bruckner: Symphonies 6 and 7 - review

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Symphonies 6 and 7

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

(RCO Live)

As a legacy in Amsterdam after 11 years with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Mariss Jansons leaves behind an impressive series of live recordings.

On this most recent disc his Bruckner is as perfectly crafted as one would expect, but rather inconsequential.

Jansons's performances of the Symphonies Nos 6 and 7 take the music out of the imposing gloom of the cathedral and into the bright, fresh air.

Everything feels light and fluid, like a graceful dance or an innocent folk song - exquisite in its own way, but the real Bruckner surely lies elsewhere.

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